In this section keep up to date with news on current and past Hidden Art Cornwall projects, initiatives and events.
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sixixis win Most Inspiring / Influential Hidden Art Cornwall Member 2007
sixixis were winners at the fourth Annual Hidden Art Awards, which took place on Thursday 13 December at
Rich Mix on Bethnal Green Road. The Awards ceremony marks the incredible achievements of Hidden Art members in 2008. A selection of shortlisted members also took part in an exhibition held at the ground floor Rich Mix Gallery from 6-17 December.
Chris Jarratt, one third of sixixis, collected the Award for Most Influential / Inspiring Hidden Art Cornwall Member from journalist Barbara Chandler.
Chris, along with fellow sixixis members, Tom Raffield and Charlie Whinney, had another successful year in 2007, premiering their exclusive new range at Tent London during London Design Week, and then at Origin. They also started lecturing and doing steam-bending workshops within schools and universities.
Despite strong competition from Hidden Art Cornwall's other members, sixixis did enough to maintain the prominence of Cornish design on a national scale.
The Hidden Art Awards had 14 categories and the Hidden Art Cornwall award for Most Inspiring / Influential Member had a shortlist of five designer-makers, determined by public voting:
The selection panel:
William Knight - London Design Festival
Max Fraser
Barbara Chandler - Homes & Property in The Evening Standard
Matthew Lewis - Metropolitan Works
Alice Brown - 100% Design
Fiona Sibley - Design Week
Alison Coward - ECCA
Erin Bunting - City Fringe Partnership
Click here for a full list of Hidden Art award winners.
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Jethro Macey wins Most Inspiring or Influential Member, with the first Hidden Art Cornwall award!
The third Annual Hidden Art Awards ceremony, to mark the achievements of Hidden Art members, took place on Thursday 14 December 2006 at Rich Mix on Bethnal Green Road, with over 12 award categories. The Hidden Art Cornwall award for Most Inspiring or Influential Member, had a short-list of five designer-makers determined by public voting. The short-list consisted of: Green and Blue, Nick Fraser, Jethro Macey, sixixis and Poppy Treffry.
The Selection Panel for judging the awards short-lists consisted of: William Knight - Festival Manager, London Design Festival; Alison Coward -Membership Manager, Contemporary Applied Arts; Matthew Lewis -Business Development Manager, Metropolitan Works; Barbara Chandler - Journalist, Homes & Property in The Evening Standard and Alice Brown - 100% Design.
Jethro’s activity within Hidden Art Cornwall is commendable, but his dedication to raising the profile of the organisation within the design community is phenomenal.
He has been very proactive in showcasing his work during 2006, was selected for New Designers ‘One Year On’ exhibition, organised an exhibition during London Design Festival 2006, showed his work during Hidden Art Open Studios and has been selected by Salone Satelite to exhibit in Milan in 2007.
His design approach incorporates digital technologies including CNC Milling, laser cutting and digital transfer printing to aid him in developing designs from initial ideas to physical objects.
Jessie Higginson, Project Manager for Hidden Art Cornwall presented the award to Jethro.
Hidden Art Cornwall officially launched on Friday 11th November 2005 with an event at Cornish Mines and Engines.
